'They laid down and took the beating': US media react to Ryder Cup defeat.A few hours after the culmination of the Ryder Cup, for readers in America at least, it was as if the tournament had never happened. The story of Europe’s victory didn’t appear among the headlines on Sports Illustrated or ESPN, who concerned themselves with Sunday’s NFL games, college football and the final day of baseball’s regular season. But when the US press did deal with USA’s defeat they acknowledged Europe had been the better team.Over three sunlit days at Le Golf National and in front of more than 50,000 spectators, Europe was simply magnifique while the Americans looked listless and were left to wonder why it all falls apart for them when the Ryder Cup is held overseas.##
